Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES FL0002763
GEORGIA-PACIFIC PALATKA, LLC, Palatka, FL: NPDES FL0002763 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 34Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 13Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
GEORGIA-PACIFIC PALATKA, LLC, held by Georgia Pacific Palatka LLC, holds NPDES permit FL0002763, which discharges to Lower St Johns R Class Iii Fresh Wbid 2213l. EPA’s file records it issued December 29, 2017 and expiring December 28, 2022. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (October 14, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | GEORGIA-PACIFIC PALATKA, LLC |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Georgia Pacific Palatka LLC |
| NPDES ID | FL0002763 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | December 29, 2017 |
| Expiration date | December 28, 2022 |
| Issuing agency | Florida Department of Environmental Protection |
| Address | Palatka, FL 32177 |
| Receiving water | Lower St Johns R Class III Fresh WBID 2213L |
| Subwatershed | Rice Creek (HUC 030801030604) |
| NAICS | 322120 – Paper Mills |
| SIC | 2621 – Paper Mills |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler FLD004056248; ICIS-AIR source FL0000001210700005 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download) and EPA’s NAICS/SIC and component files, the same download; cross-program IDs from EPA’s FRS facility-registry crosswalk.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 43Pollutants on file
- 34Under a numeric limit
- 39With a violation of any kind
- 13With an effluent exceedance
An effluent exceedance is a discharge monitoring report value over the permit’s numeric limit (EPA’s violation code E90). A violation of any kind also counts a report not filed. Each row is EPA’s own count for that pollutant.
| Pollutant or measure | Limits | Violations, any kind | Effluent exceedances | Latest exceedance | Largest exceedance, as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dissolved oxygen injected | 1 | 32 | 16 | November 30, 2013 | 2,147,483,650% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 18 | 14 | October 31, 2017 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 30 | 12 | February 28, 2023 | 2,147,483,650% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 6 | 14 | 6 | October 31, 2016 | 1,124% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 6 | 13 | 5 | July 31, 2026 | 165% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 8 | 4 | November 30, 2016 | |
| Solids, settleable | 1 | 11 | 3 | May 31, 2013 | 1,200% over the limit |
| Turbidity | 1 | 5 | 3 | August 31, 2023 | |
| Color [PT-CO units] | 1 | 5 | 3 | August 31, 2024 | |
| IC25 Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 3 | 17 | 2 | April 30, 2020 | 64% over the limit |
| LC50 Static Renewal 96Hr Acute Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 10 | 1 | September 30, 2007 | 99,999% over the limit |
| 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin | 3 | 3 | 1 | March 31, 2010 | 71,329% over the limit |
| Coliform, total general | 0 | 3 | 1 | October 31, 2004 | 71% over the limit |
| IC25 Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Chrpimephales | 3 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 12 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Static Renewal 96Hr Acute Cyprinella leedsi | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| IC25 Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Chloroform | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Organic halides, total | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| NOEL Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Noel Statre 7Day Chronic Pimephales | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 3 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Specific conductance | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2,4,6-Trichlorophenol | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzofuran | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Pentachlorophenol | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 3,4,6-Trichloroguaiacol | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 3,4,6-Trichlorocatechol | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 3,4,5-Trichloroguaiacol | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 3,4,5-Trichlorocatechol | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Tetrachloroguaiacol | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Tetrachlorocatechol | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Trichlorosyringol | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 4,5,6-Trichloroguaiacol | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2,4,5-Trichlorophenol | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2,3,4,6-Tetrachlorophenol | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Chemical Oxygen Demand [COD] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Adsorbable organic halides [AOX] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| E. coli | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES limits and effluent violations files (ECHO download); up to 60 rows shown, most exceedances first.
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 6Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| May 11, 2026 | Effluent Violations - Industrial Spill | ST6 |
| July 8, 2024 | Effluent Violations - Industrial Spill | ST6 |
| August 2, 2022 | WW SSO - Overflow to Dry Land or Building Backup | ST6 |
| June 24, 2022 | WW SSO - Overflow to Dry Land or Building Backup | ST6 |
| June 22, 2021 | WW SSO - Overflow to Dry Land or Building Backup | ST6 |
| September 2, 2019 | WW SSO - Overflow to Dry Land or Building Backup | ST6 |
Velarion’s copy of EPA’s ICIS-NPDES files does not include the inspections, formal enforcement actions and informal enforcement actions files, so this page shows none of them. EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO lists this permit’s inspections, enforcement actions and penalties.
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES violation, inspection and enforcement files (ECHO download); up to 50 rows of each shown, newest first.
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